File for school-desks.



E. W. LEE. I FILE FOR SCHOOL DESKS. APPLICATION FILED my 7, 1909.

948,896 Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

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ELMQ W. LEE, OF TAMAROA, ELIIINOIS. 4

FILE FOR sermonnserts.

Application filed May 7,

may be readily positioned beneath a desk for the reception of paper which is ultiand carried to the WilSlf" mately removed basket.

lVi'th the above object in view, the inven tion resides in thenovel constructionand arrangementof parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In theaccompapyingdrawing, Figure l of the device, parts being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device, also having parts shown in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the plate adapted to sustain the resilient file and. to secure. the same upon the bottom of the esk.

In the accompanying drawing the numeral 1 designates the base of an ordinary s'cllooldeslr and 2 the resilient file member attached thereto.

The numeral 3 designates the attaching plate. This plate 3, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing comprises a substantia ly rectangular member having a central orifice provided with a depression, as desigfices 5 positioned nated by the numeral 4 and also having oriadjacent its transverse ends. The openings 5 are adapted for the Specification 5r Letters-Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916:.

1909. Serial No. 434,560.

whereby the plate is effectively retained upon the desk 1. The file 2 is constructed of a single strand of resilient wire, having one of 1 its ends pointed as at 7 and thence bent to provide a loop 8, and the oppositeconvolution of this loop 8 is bent upwardly as at 9 and provided with a head 10 which is adapted to engage the reamed portion of the orifice at.

From the above description, taken in con auction with the -will be noted that 'readily applied to accompanying drawingit the resilient file 2 may be the plate 3 and that the plate may he'easily and quickly secured to the bottom/of the desk 1, and the file 2 may bererolved' in any desired direction soas to bring the point 7 to a convenient position for receiving the papers. It will be further noted that the looped portion of the device is adapted to have its pointed end 7 spread away from its body so as to readily receive waste paper which can be easily and quickly removed therefrom when desired.

Having thus fully described the invention What is claimed as newis:

In a device for the purpose set forth, a plate, a file member rotatably connected with the plate, said file being constructed of a single strand of wire having its body portion looped and its. free extension sharpened and extending beyond the loop.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

ELMO w. LEE.

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